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· 10/17/1989

Nuclear Transport & Storage, Inc. v. United States

Citations

  • 890 F.2d 1348
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 15832

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that claims for damages and injunctive relief against the United States and individual federal defendants in their official capacities were barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity
  • complaints asserting a Bivens cause of action are subject to the same heightened pleading requirements as claims under § 1983
  • “Since the United States has not waived its sovereign-immunity and consented expressly to be sued in a Bivens-type action, such suits cannot be brought against the United States”
  • “Since the United States has not waived its sovereign-immunity and consented expressly to be sued in a Bivens-type action, such suits cannot be brought against the United States”
  • “Since the United States has not waived its sovereign-immunity and consented expressly to be sued in a Bivens-type action, such suits cannot be brought against the United States.”
  • ‘Since the United States has not waived its sovereign-immunity and consented expressly to be sued in a Bivens-type action, such suits cannot be brought against the United States.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Martin, Milburn, Contie

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